Posted on 02/18/2010 5:44:23 PM PST by decimon
Tiger Woods is scheduled to break his months-long silence about the sex scandal that has plagued the world's most famous athlete. It's not clear how he will explain himself, though according to some reports Woods has been attending a private rehabilitation clinic in Mississippi that treats addictions - including sex addiction.
Infidelity is not uncommon among men (and women) all over the world. Plenty of people cheat on their spouses: according to one survey, 25 percent of men and 17 percent of women have been unfaithful. That, of course, doesn't make them sex addicts.
Woods's alleged actions - cheating on his wife with several women and/or visiting prostitutes-is not particularly unusual behavior, especially for a celebrity. Film stars and professional athletes have the money and power to indulge their illicit desires - as well as the ability to buy discretion. But when those desires spin out of control into divorce court (or, worse yet, failed endorsement deals), some seek professional help.
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"Sex addiction is one of those pop psychology diagnoses that has scant scientific support," Scott Lilienfeld, Associate Professor of Psychology at Emory University and co-author of "50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology," told LiveScience.
The problem, Lilienfeld explains, is that the label "sex addiction" involves circular reasoning.
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Misses jones ping.
If I had to choose a disease....
I predict that he’ll say it is a fever and the only cure is more cowbell.
Sex addiction...BS
What red blooded man doesn’t like sex....often....with as many different women as possible.
That he’s married is a verbal commitment that he violated. It doesn;t change the nature of a man.
Sure beats diphtheria.
Ask his wife.
Exactly.
Sex addiction = “I like sex and I’m irresponsible.”
For the rest of us it is a perversion.
Not me, for me, it would be the grave, the mrs would see to that
I need to find a sex addicts meeting to pick up girls....
“That he’s married is a verbal commitment that he violated. It doesn;t change the nature of a man.”
To be more accurate, the sentence should read, “It doesn’t change the nature of some men.
Man is an animal, but he has a bit of inconvenient moral conditioning that keeps some men from straying. I’m sure you know at least one man or woman that wouldn’t cheat.
Oh yes, and don’t forget that soul thing as well. That’s different from other animals, though you wouldn’t know it by how some behave.
How about celebrity addiction?
Lucky me....I had to get Psoriasis instead...
Tiger is not a sex addict; he is a sociopath.
He maintains that power as he grows older ~ which raises a good question about how he does that.
He doesn't show any of the side effects of steroid use, but what about testosterone injections?
Could he be using that hormone to build muscle tissue?
If so that would also explain the way he pole vaults all over the countryside near the tournaments!
Time for some PGA dope tests fur shur.
For me it's just a dream.........
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